Giant Planets

Atmospheric Science · Part 10

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Table of Contents

  1. 1.Jupiter's Atmosphere: Composition & Cloud Layers
  2. 2.Jovian Circulation: Geostrophic Turbulence & Alternating Jets
  3. 3.Great Red Spot: Anticyclonic Vortex Dynamics
  4. 4.Jupiter's Internal Heat: Kelvin-Helmholtz Contraction
  5. 5.Saturn: Helium Rain & Hexagonal Polar Vortex
  6. 6.Uranus: Extreme Obliquity & Minimal Internal Heat
  7. 7.Neptune: Strongest Winds & Great Dark Spot
  8. 8.Metallic Hydrogen & Magnetic Field Generation
  9. 9.Fortran: 1D Radiative-Convective Model for H/He Atmosphere
  10. 10.Layer 1 (Uppermost): Ammonia Ice (NH)

Key Equations

$$\frac{d\ln p_{\text{sat}}}{dT} = \frac{L}{RT^2} \quad \Rightarrow \quad p_{\text{sat}}(T) = p_0 \exp\left[-\frac{L}{R}\left(\frac{1}{T} - \frac{1}{T_0}\right)\right]$$
$$\frac{\partial u}{\partial z} = -\frac{g}{fT}\frac{\partial T}{\partial y}$$
$$F_{\text{int}} = \sigma T_{\text{eff}}^4 - \frac{S_0(1-A)}{4} = 13.6 - 8.1 = 5.5 \text{ W/m}^2$$
$$c_s = \sqrt{\frac{\gamma k_B T}{\mu m_H}} = \sqrt{\frac{1.4 \times 1.381 \times 10^{-23} \times 70}{2 \times 1.67 \times 10^{-27}}} \approx 570 \text{ m/s}$$

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Course Context

This PDF is part of the Atmospheric Science course on CoursesHub.World. Study the physics of weather and climate from atmospheric thermodynamics to planetary atmospheres. Covers atmospheric dynamics, synoptic meteorology, clouds and precipitation, radiation budgets, clima...

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